LEO A DALY earns multiple AIA Palm Beach design awards

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LEO A DALY earns multiple AIA Palm Beach design awards

Kravis Center, Arthrex and the Curve take home awards of excellence

Several LEO A DALY projects received 2022 Design Awards from the Palm Beach chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The local chapter recognized the winning project teams and clients at a ceremony in October.  

“It is great to be recognized by the AIA for our design and the work of our team to execute these challenging and impactful facilities,” said Bill Hanser, AIA, managing principal for the West Palm Beach design studio. “Addressing our client’s needs, the effect the projects have on the environment, and their contribution to our communities are at the core of our approach. This enables our studio to produce exciting work we are all proud of.”

Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Expansion and Renovation

AIA Palm Beach Merit Award of Excellence

This nationally recognized performing arts center in West Palm Beach consists of four venues offering more than 1400 events each year. Originally built in 1992 on a site in a blighted area in the city, it is credited by many as the catalyst for a transformation that has ushered in new development and revitalized the district.  

The client sought to design an expansion to elevate and enhance visitor experience, improve the flow of traffic in and around the center, and make the center a more accessible, safe and pedestrian friendly venue for the entire community. With the new additions to the façade, new traffic flows and a pedestrian bridge, the Kravis Center will continue to be the face of West Palm Beach.  

The jury liked the outcome of the project and “can envision people enjoying the space. The extension connects well with the existing building.” 

Arthrex Headquarters – New Administration Building, Hotel & Wellness Center, Naples, Florida

Citation Award of Excellence Non-residential

A new campus dedicated to health, innovation and community was needed after Arthrex, a pioneer in the field of arthroscopy, had outgrown its existing headquarters, designed by LEO A DALY in 2004. An expansion study and new master plan led to the development of this 30-acre campus, which, in addition to the original headquarters building, includes a new administrative complex, wellness center, hotel and a vastly expanded outdoor park.  

Health is at the center of this new campus design: 

  • Patient health – Each year, 10,000 surgeons travel to Naples to assist in the development of Arthrex products and to learn the new surgical techniques enabled by them. An on-campus hotel hosts these visiting physicians while the administrative building allows them to participate in training, education and new product development and a wellness center provides a venue to study the impacts of new surgical techniques on patients. 
  • Employee health – The master plan creates a university-like campus focused on collaboration and wellness. The administration building is woven into the exterior space, connecting programmatically and visually to nature. The pedestrian focused campus is rich with outdoor amenities to encourage a healthier work-life atmosphere.  
  • Community health – The expanded site has been transformed into a neighborhood-friendly park. Demolishing a warehouse, covering over a canal, removing a vehicular right of way, and reshaping a retention pond enabled the creation of a vast outdoor green space for the neighborhood’s use. A stylish pavilion creates a new entertainment hub where neighbors can gather, enjoy performances, and build social bonds.  

The jury said, “this project is well done. The interiors are good and the exterior has personality. There are clear intentions and a quality of function.” 

The Curve Sports & Wellness Center at Boca Grove

Merit Award of Excellence Non-Residential

This two-story sports and wellness facility rejuvenates the community of Boca Crove with clean, modern architecture and a luxurious environment. Spaces for athletic activities include a lap pool, fitness center, a multi-purpose fitness room, Pilates room, locker rooms, dining and various outdoor and indoor play areas for children. The pool includes a deep-water aerobics area, lap lanes, and a splash pad for children. A jacuzzi, cabanas and a pool-side restaurant with a bar and kitchen provide for more leisure activities.  

The curvature of the building creates two contrasting experiences. From the main entrance on the south, the concave façade wraps around the exterior space, creating a welcoming experience for visitors. From the north, the convex façade maximizes views to the pool terrace and adjacent amenities, and fans out to connect with outdoor spaces on the ground floor. The curved layout responds to the existing site conditions to preserve trees on the entrance side of the facility. To highlight the main entrance and circulation through the structure, a stone clad wall intersects the arc, creating a breezeway through the building.  

The jury said, “This project had nice composition.” They appreciated the “open views and radial design” and praised the concave entry.  

LEO A DALY wins AIA Palm Beach Awards

Bringing pro sports to Las Vegas

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Bringing pro sports to Las Vegas

The rebirth of Las Vegas as a sports destination shows how designers, city planners and visionary clients can unite to transform a city

by Arnie Martinez, AIA, Director of Architecture

LEO A DALY has been a dedicated design partner for our clients in Las Vegas for more than 50 years, helping shape the city as a gaming mecca through projects such as Vdara, the Cromwell and South Point.

Now, the arrival of NHL and NFL franchises is helping to reposition the city as a pro sports destination. LEO A DALY is once again at the forefront, partnering with our clients to envision athletic facilities that maximize fan engagement while creating a more livable Las Vegas for local communities.

But what does it take to create a vibrant fan culture from scratch? And how can cities like Las Vegas leverage the design of new sports facilities to spur development and placemaking? Read on to find out.

City National Arena

Launching a new NHL team in the middle of the Mojave Desert was a gamble, but thanks to the visionary leadership of Vegas Golden Knights team owner Bill Foley, it’s one that paid off. His stroke of genius: build an organic fan culture from scratch by making the Las Vegas community a part of the team’s Cinderella story.

It starts with City National Arena, the Golden Knights’ training facility and team headquarters. LEO A DALY’s design for the arena is all about fan energy and giving fans up-close access to the team. Six hundred seats line the team’s rink, where practices are free and open to the public. A restaurant and bar overlook the ice, creating the perfect collision of sports and entertainment. Practices are filled with a game-like energy, which players and coaches say has helped motivate players and build public interest in the team.

LEO A DALY worked closely with Murray Craven, a 17-year NHL veteran and Golden Knights VP, to combine the best elements of professional practice facilities throughout the world. Players-only spaces meet the athletes’ every conditioning and nutritional need while offering teammates an attractive social environment to connect during downtime.

A professional kitchen allows the team’s private chef to serve meals that meet the personalized nutrition goals of each player. A state-of-the-art gym and sports-medicine facility keeps them in peak physical form. A small theater allows the team to review practice and game footage together in order to improve their teamwork. And a player’s lounge offers multiple flat-screen TVs with gaming systems and tournament-ready ping-pong tables where they can unwind.

Craven’s vision was to create “a home away from home,” telling the Las Vegas Sun, “Maybe you stay that extra 10 minutes in the gym waiting for your lunch to be prepared, and that can make a difference.”

In their inaugural season, the Vegas Golden Knights dazzled the world by reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. They set records for straight wins, most points by an expansion team, and were the first NHL team ever to sweep their first playoff series. According to reporters for the Sun and ESPNCity National Arena was a big part of their success.

Vegas Golden Knights at Henderson

Part of Foley’s vision for sustained Golden Knights success is to encourage the growth of youth hockey throughout the Las Vegas area. As he told local news outlet KNTV, “The more kids we have playing hockey that are 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Their parents are going to want to take them to our hockey games.”

City National Arena started the ball rolling by including a community ice sheet where local and college teams can practice. The next step: partner with local communities to create Golden-Knights-branded community ice rinks throughout the region.

LEO A DALY is currently designing the first such facility in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, and it’s set to open in 2020. Like City National Arena, Vegas Golden Knights at Henderson includes two NHL-sized rinks, retail space and a restaurant overlooking the ice. The facility will build on the region’s growing enthusiasm for hockey, hosting youth and adult hockey leagues and figure skating programs, free hockey play and open skate events, tournaments and camps for hockey and figure skating. It will also host watch parties for Golden Knights games, as well as player and executive appearances.

“This project will be a game-changer for downtown Henderson,” Henderson City Manager Richard Derrick told KTNV “The entertainment venue we envision building in partnership with the Vegas Golden Knights will invigorate activity on the Henderson Events Plaza and attract people from all over the region to dine, shop and play in the Water Street District.”

Las Vegas Raiders headquarters and practice facility

Another major project in Henderson is set to add to the community-focused energy that pro sports are bringing to Las Vegas. LEO A DALY, in partnership with MANICA Architecture, is designing the new training facility and headquarters for the NFL’s Raiders, who are set to relocate from Oakland, California, to Las Vegas in 2020.

Located about 11 miles from the under-construction Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, the new 336,227 square-foot facility will be built on 30 acres, with an additional 25 acres planned for future development.

In addition to team offices and a performance center, the design offers one and a half indoor fields to help players escape the blistering summer heat. The field house features an AV system that can adjust lighting and inject crowd noise to emulate game day experiences at other stadiums. The 110′ roof is high enough to allow footballs to be punted without hitting the ceiling. An outdoor training area features three regulation football fields, an outdoor pool, a grassy hill for agility training and a sand pit for resistance training.

Like City National Arena, the Raiders facility brings fans into the action. A café will be open to the public, and glass partitions will allow fans to view field house practices and other events. The facility promises to be the best in the NFL, and will serve a major role in the development and growth of Henderson. The city anticipates 250 permanent jobs will be created to run team operations and it’s expected that many Raiders’ players will move close to the new facility.

Repositioning a city

The image of Las Vegas as a gaming town is outdated. Las Vegas today is a thriving community with the size and vibrancy to support two pro sports teams. It’s up to us as designers to infuse those projects with the kind of fan energy and sense of place that brings people together and enhances the livability of the region. Projects like these are examples of community-centered design at its best. LEO A DALY is proud to contribute to making Las Vegas a vibrant, dynamic place to live, work and play.

LEO A DALY selected to design athletic facilities upgrades at Peru State College

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LEO A DALY selected to design athletic facilities upgrades at Peru State College

After a year of planning, LEO A DALY will design upgrades to sports facilities, which will expand wellness and recreation opportunities for all students and faculty.

LEO A DALY has been selected to design upgrades that will elevate athletics and recreation programs at Peru State College. Design commenced in July with LEO A DALY leading architectural, civil, interior, structural and fire protection design services. Confluence is providing landscape architecture services, and Advanced Engineering Systems is providing mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services. Sampson Construction is the construction manager.

Upgrades, now in design, include five new buildings, which will house practice fields for a variety of sports, including softball, baseball and football. New gymnasia will add two courts for sports such as basketball and volleyball. This project will also add a new weight room, golf simulators, athletic treatment and training, locker rooms and a nutrition bar. Spectators will enjoy access to new concessions and public restrooms.

The design phase follows a yearlong planning phase, during which LEO A DALY led stakeholder outreach with students, faculty and administration, to identify high-value opportunities to enhance campus recreation and team sports. At a cost of $14.6 million, this investment represents the school’s largest construction project in 155 years.

After surveying students and hosting more than a dozen charrettes, LEO A DALY led development of a formal Program Statement, which details the design and functional requirements for PSC’s new facilities. The Program Statement has helped the school secure $10.6 million in funding from the state government and college fund dedicated to construction projects.

Known as Project ROAR (Renewed Opportunities for Activity and Recreation), these campus enhancements will relieve over-booked spaces in the existing Al Wheeler Activity Center. Despite challenging and hilly topography near the Missouri River, the design will blend with PSC’s Thousand Oaks Arboretum campus, adding sidewalk and shade trees. Paved entry plazas will welcome visitors to the new buildings. Parking lots and access roads to playing fields will also be upgraded and adorned with branding elements that assist in wayfinding.

A new, 6,300 SF indoor practice dome for baseball and softball will modernize athlete experiences while accommodating practice in any weather. Support buildings will house lockers, athletic training, and office and conference space for coaches. The largest building, an 80,000 SF air-supported structure, will expand access for everyone on campus to advanced fitness and recreation opportunities. The extensive planning process prior to design led to features and programming tailored to the needs of athletes and non-athletes alike.

“Whether students and faculty want to participate in morning yoga, collegiate sports or intramurals, they will enjoy experiences designed to address whole-person physical wellbeing,” said LEO A DALY Project Manager Erin Froschheiser.

For more information, visit the PSC project page.

 

 

 

Senior Interior Designer Keying Wu named to Boutique Design magazine’s ‘Boutique 18’ list of rising design stars

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Senior Interior Designer Keying Wu named to Boutique Design magazine’s ‘Boutique 18’ list of rising design stars

The award recognizes designers generating buzz-worthy hotels, restaurants and venue experiences worldwide

LEO A DALY Senior Interior Designer Keying Wu, NCIDQ, LEED Green Assoc., has been named by Boutique Design magazine to the annual Boutique 18 list of rising design stars. The award denotes high design talent for the posh and enduring demands of hospitality environs. During 12 years of hospitality design, Wu’s portfolio has expanded across luxury resorts, upscale restaurants and boutique venues in North America, Asia and the Caribbean.

Wu will be recognized at Boutique Design New York (BDNY), which will take place Nov. 13 and 14 at the Javits Center in New York. The annual event is the leading trade fair and conference for hospitality’s boutique and lifestyle design community.

Based in LEO A DALY’s Los Angeles design studio, Wu draws inspiration from both classical and modern contexts. Symmetry and proportionality inform her sensibilities, as evidenced by her current work for the Mammee Bay Luxury Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Wu grew up in a small town in the Hunan Province of Southern China. Her ability to visually express concepts owes its success in part to an upbringing steeped in the fine arts, especially painting and drawing.

Through close collaboration with clients, Wu’s work subtly expresses the nuance of each locale and culture. A hallmark of her work is its reflection of each project’s history and geography, which she blends thoughtfully with practical considerations for operations and maintenance.

“Keying is incredibly deserving of this honor. She brings vibrancy to any hospitality interior she touches,” said Mark Pratt, LEO A DALY Global Hospitality Practice Leader. “I am thrilled to watch her talent continue to flourish in hospitality design.”

LEO A DALY introduces public-setting furniture inspired by hospitality and healthcare design

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LEO A DALY introduces public-setting furniture inspired by hospitality and healthcare design

The Leo Collection of wait-seating furniture blends hospitality styling and healthcare durability for use in public environments

International design leader LEO A DALY has partnered with IOA Furniture to create a versatile furniture collection at once elegant, resilient, adaptable and appealing. Made in North Carolina, each customizable table, chair and bench in the Leo Collection draws on decades of interior design experience for a variety of clients. It is well suited for high-volume public environments.

“Cleanable and easy-to-maintain furniture can sometimes make public environments feel cold and institutional, and we wanted to develop furnishings that retain the same functionality while adding elegance and style,” said Senior Interior Designer Sabrina Ahern. “That was really the genesis of the Leo Collection.”

Over the years, a gradual convergence has blurred the lines between furniture for spaces like luxury hotel lobbies and healthcare waiting areas. On the one hand, hospitality environments combine sleek lines, contemporary colorways and a wide range of patterns and fabrics. On the other hand, healthcare environments sometimes require bariatric options, moisture barriers and bleach cleanability. The nexus of those two is where the Leo Collection finds its home.

Chairs feature precision depth and posture, and armrest angles aid in mobility. Each piece is welded by hand and features adjustable glides to adapt to uneven surfaces. With comfortable proportions based on accurate human scaling, the Leo Collection combines artisan construction with the robustness to stand up to the rigors of daily usage, making it ideal for high-volume lobbies, waiting areas and other public environments.

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White paper: Raising indoor humidity to reduce the spread of pathogens

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White paper: Raising indoor humidity to reduce the spread of pathogens

Increasing indoor humidity reduces the spread of pathogens among other health benefits

White paper summary

Compelling new research such as from the Annual Review of Virology shows that relative humidity levels of at least 40 percent can substantially suppress transmission of COVID-19, and especially airborne transmission. Yet most American buildings operate at much lower levels of humidity during the winter — usually 20 percent or less.

In this whitepaper, we explore the research and look at why most buildings have low humidity in winter. We analyze solutions for building owners and operators who want to increase relative humidity to differentiate themselves, providing healthier spaces for occupants in the post-pandemic world. We evaluate mechanical systems needed to generate humidity and their energy costs, and we use LEO A DALY’s own Vapor Drive tool to demonstrate safe or unsafe building-enclosure performance at various levels of humidity in various climates. Finally, we discuss design solutions and retrofit options for buildings of all types.

NFL Las Vegas Raiders – New Football Headquarters, Training and Practice Facility

NFL Las Vegas Raiders – New Football Headquarters, Training and Practice Facility

Las Vegas, NV

Located just a few miles from the new Las Vegas Stadium, this state-of-the-art football training facility is being built on 30 acres. In addition to the 50,000 SF training facility, the new headquarters has 130,000 SF of office space for the team’s staff, coaches, and executives and 150,000 SF of indoor field house.

Creating A Player/Fan Experience: At the core of the facility is a three-story atrium space that reinforces the Raiders’ brand and culture, showcasing the team’s history and memorabilia. From there, the facility leads to an area with a 150-seat theater where players and coaches can review game videos and the community can be invited for events.

As you explore deeper into the facility, players step foot into a one-of-a-kind enclosed state-of-the-art practice space that boasts one and a half NFL artificial turf fields. This cutting-edge space delivers an unmatched audiovisual system that will be able to shape lighting and crowd noise to emulate game day experiences at other stadiums.

Outside of everyday practice, a comprehensive player performance center provides a developed outdoor training area with three outdoor fields, an outdoor pool, agility training spaces, performance-measuring equipment, and a sand pit for resistance training.

Fast-Track Design: As a result of the fast-track schedule and client design modifications throughout the project, we utilized our team’s extensive resources and project management skills to successfully coordinate the project development and the construction administration to meet all schedule and budget expectations.

Client 

National Football League

At a glance

  • 330,000-SF
  • 30-Acre Development

Features

  • Indoor Field House (1.5 Football Fields)
  • Player Performance Center (Weight Room, Dining, Locker Room, Lounge Spaces)
  • 150-Seat Player Theatre
  • Administrative Spaces
  • Retail Store
  • Three Outdoor Football Fields
  • Agility Training Spaces
  • Outdoor Swimming Pool

Services

  • Programming
  • Full Architecture and Engineering Design
  • Interior Design
  • Contract documents
  • Construction administration

Creighton University, Ruth Scott Center

Creighton University, Ruth Scott Center

Omaha, NE

For Creighton’s women basketball and volleyball players, the days of missing practice because of a lack of court space ended on Feb. 4, 2019 with the opening of the Ruth Scott Training Center.

After a successful fundraising campaign, with more than 130 donors contributing, Creighton University partnered with LEO A DALY to plan and design this $5 million training facility that added 16,109 SF of space programmed for use exclusively by women’s volleyball and basketball squads. In addition to its highly functional features, architectural flourishes such as a transparent curtain wall make lasting visual impressions on players, coaches and visitors.

LEO A DALY deployed immersive virtual reality technology to allow stakeholders, including donors and athletic department staff, a virtual tour of the facility during the design phase. The VR systems proved useful for amassing support from financial stakeholders, according to Creighton’s Senior Director of Athletic Development Lauren Steier Miltenberger.

“Our donors appreciated seeing what they were being asked to support,” Lauren said.

For athletic department staff, virtual reality informed design decisions, including finishes and the placement of scoreboards and shot clocks.
The Ruth provides:

  • Ample daylighting and technology woven throughout
  • Lighting designed to be evenly distributed throughout the practice facility
  • Automated retractable volleyball nets that lower from the ceiling (one of very few facilities in the country with this feature)
  • State-of-the-art Teraflex flooring that offers superior resistance to various loads found in multi-use gymnasiums; shock absorption; and comfort – proven to prevent both short- and long-term injuries for athletes
  • Ample padding and space for run-through
  • A video screen that allows delayed replay of practice film during training
  • A designated wall with a gray stripe painted at standard net height for volleyball, providing athletes a reference point for quick footwork drills or hitting mechanics
  • A hydration station and additional storage space

Behind the scenes of The Ruth exists a technology framework seamlessly woven into the architectural fabric without interfering with the structure’s core features. This framework allows audio-visual equipment to record video and audio data. Ongoing 10-second replay allows players to instantly review in slow motion the last action they performed. Players and coaches access replays from designated screens to evaluate and adjust strategies. The facility’s technology infrastructure meets this need and adds flexibility that can help “future proof” the facility for upgrades later.

Working with multiple stakeholders, we had to manage and coordinate this fast-track project on a strict budget. We used a pre-engineered metal structure and precast concrete panels that could be fabricated offsite. Our project team provided drawing packages early in the design phase to solicit key material suppliers.

Accelerated coordination and virtual reality design technology allowed us to complete design in less than four months.

Learn more about the Ruth Scott Training Center from Project Manager Erin Froschheiser in this short video.

Client 

Creighton University

At a glance

  • 16,000 SF

Features

  • Two basketball courts
  • Six retractable basketball hoops surrounding two volleyball courts
  • Automated retractable volleyball nets that lower from the ceiling
  • A video screen that allows delayed replay of practice film during training
  • State-of-the-art Teraflex flooring
  • Aerobic training area for injured players
  • Storage mezzanine
  • Support spaces
  • Restrooms

Services

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Construction Administration

Peru State College – New Indoor Recreation Center and Athletic Campus Improvements

Peru State College – New Indoor Recreation Center and Athletic Campus Improvements

Peru, NE

After a year of planning, LEO A DALY will design upgrades to expand baseball, golf, softball, and spectator facilities, and athletic training options for all students and faculty. The project will allow the College to offer new athletic and recreational programming, greatly enhancing students’ access to excellent athletic and recreational facilities.

Upgrades include five new buildings, which will house practice fields and gymnasia, a new weight room, athletic-trainer facility, locker rooms, public restrooms and concession stands. A new indoor practice dome for baseball and softball will facilitate practice in any weather. The adjoining support building will house lockers, athletic training, and office and conference space for coaches. The largest addition, an inflating-structure multipurpose dome, will expand student access to pickup games, club sports and individual workouts.

Despite challenging topography near the banks of the Missouri River, the design will blend with the campuses Thousand Oaks Arboretum campus, adding walking paths and shade trees. A brick entry plaza will welcome visitors to the new buildings. Parking lots and access roads to playing fields will also be upgraded and tinged with branding elements.

During a yearlong planning phase, the design team surveyed students and hosted more than a dozen charettes with stakeholders, which led to a formal Program Statement describing the design analyses of existing facilities. One direct result of student feedback is a new nutrition bar.

“We heard a lot of feedback from athletes about a lack of healthy food choices, especially after hours,” Froschheiser said. “They may be practicing until 10 p.m., which is after the dining hall closes. The amenities and space programming are tailored to optimize value for everyone on campus.”

Client 

Nebraska State College System

At a glance

  • 84,800 SF (Air Supported Dome)
  • 5,500 SF (Support facility for indoor recreation, lockers, weight room, spectator amenities)
  • 6,300 SF (Support Facility)

Features

  • 100-Yard Synthetic Field House
  • Multi-Purpose Courts
  • Baseball & Softball Facility Improvements
  • Athletic Training Facility
  • Locker Rooms
  • Offices
  • Conference Spaces

Services

  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Construction Administration

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